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Infrared Laboratories (United States)

In research, Infrared Laboratories (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,719 of 17,446 worldwide) and Engineering (#3,031 of 9,532 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#10,975
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#2,283
of 7,310
Research works
567
▲ 27% vs 2018-21
Citations
6.5k
11.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.12×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
10%
world 40%
International
15%
world 18%
Infrared Laboratories (United States)

What is Infrared Laboratories (United States) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #3,719 of 17,446 6.4%492
EngineeringField #3,031 of 9,532 6.5%336

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Infrared Laboratories (United States) sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Infrared Laboratories (United States) work in?

In 2022-now, 79% of research at Infrared Laboratories (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 19% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (54%), Medicine (18%), Physics and Astronomy (10%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 40 fractional works · 78.9% of its workEngineering: 28 fractional works · 54.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 9 fractional works · 17.9% of its workMechanics of Materials: 7 fractional works · 12.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 5 fractional works · 9.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 5.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 4.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 5 fractional works · 10.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 3 fractional works · 5.8% of its workInstrumentation: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 6.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 4.7% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 4.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 10 fractional works · 18.8% of its workMedicine: 9 fractional works · 18.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 5.6% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInternal Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKInfraredLaboratories…51fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences2%Physical Sciences79%Health Sciences19%Social Sciences0%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 15 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering2854.2%
    2. Physics and Astronomy510.0%
    3. Materials Science36.2%
    4. Computer Science24.6%
    5. Environmental Science11.5%
    6. Chemistry11.2%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.0%
    8. Mathematics00.2%
    1. Medicine918.0%
    2. Nursing00.7%
    3. Health Professions00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.4%
    2. Neuroscience00.4%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.4%
    1. Social Sciences00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 3.62× its world share, 28 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.78× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 4.48× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.93× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 1.34× its world share, 0 worksNursingSocial Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 15 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy4.48×5 works
  2. Engineering3.62×28 works
  3. Materials Science1.78×3 works
  4. Nursing1.34×0 works
  5. Medicine0.93×9 works
  6. Chemistry0.75×1 works
  7. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.65×0 works
  8. Computer Science0.59×2 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.30×1 works
  10. Environmental Science0.30×1 works
  11. Neuroscience0.25×0 works
  12. Mathematics0.19×0 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.07×0 works
  14. Health Professions0.05×0 works
  15. Social Sciences0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Infrared Laboratories (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, Sean Madden, Stephen T. Sum and Stephanie J. Grainger lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Infrared Laboratories (United States).

  1. 1 Sean Madden United States · #456,750 worldwide 2.5k citations · 90 works
  2. 2 Stephen T. Sum United States · #752,330 worldwide 2.3k citations · 52 works
  3. 3 Stephanie J. Grainger United States · #976,986 worldwide 2.2k citations · 73 works
  4. 4 Michael J. Hendricks United States · #1,329,968 worldwide 1k citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Priti R. Shah United States · #1,696,503 worldwide 805 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Jennifer B. Lisauskas United States · #2,251,384 worldwide 1.1k citations · 22 works
  7. 7 J. Burnham United States · #3,505,300 worldwide 378 citations · 33 works
  8. 8 J. E. Robinson United States · #3,535,016 worldwide 400 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 Lee R. Allen United States · #4,453,518 worldwide 22 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Mark R. Skokan United States · #4,616,725 worldwide 533 citations · 43 works
All ranked researchers at Infrared Laboratories (United States)

What are the most cited papers from Infrared Laboratories (United States)?

The most cited paper from Infrared Laboratories (United States) is "Identification of patients and plaques vulnerable to future coronary events with near-infrared spectroscopy intravascular ultrasound imaging: a prospective, cohort study" (Ron Waksman et al., 2019), with 423 citations. Next come "Satellite Anomalies from Galactic Cosmic Rays" (420) and "Detection of Lipid Core Coronary Plaques in Autopsy Specimens With a Novel Catheter-Based Near-Infrared Spectroscopy System" (415).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Identification of patients and plaques vulnerable to future coronary events with near-infrared spectroscopy intravascular ultrasound imaging: a prospective, cohort study Ron Waksman et al. · The Lancet Open access 27 Sep 2019 423
2 Satellite Anomalies from Galactic Cosmic Rays D. Binder, Edward C. Smith, A. B. Holman · IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science 1975 420
3 Detection of Lipid Core Coronary Plaques in Autopsy Specimens With a Novel Catheter-Based Near-Infrared Spectroscopy System Craig M. Gardner, Huwei Tan, Edward L. Hull et al. · JACC. Cardiovascular imaging Open access Sep 2008 415
4 Stimulated Raman Scattering From Organic Liquids Gisela Eckhardt, R. W. Hellwarth, F. J. McClung et al. · Physical Review Letters Dec 1962 389
5 Frequency and Distribution of Thin-Cap Fibroatheroma and Ruptured Plaques in Human Coronary Arteries Pavan K. Cheruvu, Aloke Virmani Finn, Craig M. Gardner et al. · Journal of the American College of Cardiology Open access 21 Aug 2007 354
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Which keywords describe research at Infrared Laboratories (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Non-Destructive Testing, Infrared Thermography, Thermal Imaging, Defect Detection, Building Diagnostics, Composite Materials, Detection and Sparse Representation.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Non-Destructive Testing6▲ 131×2 topics
  2. Infrared Thermography5▲ 250×2 topics
  3. Thermal Imaging5▲ 250×2 topics
  4. Defect Detection5▲ 72×2 topics
  5. Building Diagnostics4▲ 487×1 topic
  6. Composite Materials4▲ 41×1 topic
  7. Detection4▲ 27×2 topics
  8. Sparse Representation3▲ 31×2 topics
  9. Infrared3▲ 189×1 topic
  10. Small Target3▲ 189×1 topic
  11. On-Orbit Performance2▲ 372×1 topic
  12. Radiometric Calibration2▲ 372×1 topic
  13. Guided Lamb Waves2▲ 105×1 topic
  14. Piezoelectric Impedance-Based Health Monitoring2▲ 105×1 topic
  15. Semiconductor2▲ 11×5 topics
  16. Atherosclerosis2▲ 12×4 topics
  17. Imaging2▲ 13×3 topics
  18. Photon Counting2▲ 48×2 topics
  19. Infrared Detectors2▲ 244×1 topic
  20. Semiconductor Materials2▲ 244×1 topic
  21. Spectroscopy2▲ 18×4 topics
  22. Hyperspectral Imaging1▲ 10×3 topics
  23. High-Speed Imaging1▲ 38×2 topics
  24. Medical Imaging1▲ 4.8×4 topics
  25. Photovoltaics1▲ 17×3 topics
  26. Tomography1▲ 15×3 topics
  27. Near-Infrared Spectroscopy1▲ 27×2 topics
  28. Silicon Photonics1▲ 23×2 topics
  29. Computer-Aided Diagnosis1▲ 38×2 topics
  30. Laser Ranging1▲ 95×1 topic
  31. Optical Modulators1▲ 15×3 topics
  32. Solar Cells1▲ 11×4 topics
  33. Time-of-Flight1▲ 60×1 topic
  34. Breast Cancer Detection1▲ 48×1 topic
  35. In Vivo Imaging1▲ 24×2 topics
  36. Integrated Circuits1▲ 14×2 topics
  37. Monte Carlo Simulation1▲ 10×2 topics
  38. Nanocrystals1▲ 7.8×4 topics
  39. Two-Dimensional Materials1▲ 8.7×3 topics
  40. Wavelet Transform1▲ 8.7×3 topics

Which research topics does Infrared Laboratories (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Thermography and Photoacoustic Techniques, Infrared Target Detection Methodologies, Calibration and Measurement Techniques and Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation.

Thermography and Photoac…4Thermography and Photoacoustic Techniques: 4 fractional worksInfrared Target Detection Methodologies: 3 fractional worksCalibration and Measurement Techniques: 2 fractional worksUltrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Semiconductor Detectors and Materials: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Optical Sensing…1Advanced Optical Sensing Technologies: 1 fractional worksPhotoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging: 1 fractional worksInfrared Thermography in Medicine: 1 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Devices: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Measurement and Detection Methods: 1 fractional works
Mechanics of MaterialsAerospace EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringInstrumentation2 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Thermography and Photoacoustic Techniques Mechanics of Materials 4 works
  2. 2 Infrared Target Detection Methodologies Aerospace Engineering 3 works
  3. 3 Calibration and Measurement Techniques Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation Mechanics of Materials 2 works
  5. 5 Advanced Semiconductor Detectors and Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Advanced Optical Sensing Technologies Instrumentation 1 works
  7. 7 Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Infrared Thermography in Medicine Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  9. 9 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Advanced Measurement and Detection Methods Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available9.5%not open90.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.6%domestic only85.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Infrared Laboratories (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 27% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Infrared Laboratories (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00015% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Infrared Laboratories (United States)0.00035% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Infrared Laboratories (United States) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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